Sabina Beganović, also known as Sebina Began is a German actress of Bosnian descent, who resides in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

. She is an ex-lover of the former Italian

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Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...

. In an interview with

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, Began offered one of several explanations for the origin of the controversial term '' bunga bunga'', linked to the

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involving Berlusconi, stating that the term is based on her nickname. In 2015, Began was sentenced to 16 months for recruiting prostitutes to attend parties at Berlusconi's mansions.

Filmography

*''Il falco e la colomba'' (TV series; 2009) *''Il caso dell'infedele Klara'' (2009) *''Il mistero del lago'' (TV movie; 2009) *''Crociera Vianello'' (TV movie; 2008) *''

Go Go Tales ''Go Go Tales'' is an independent 2007 film by Abel Ferrara. Ferrara based the film on ''The Killing of a Chinese Bookie'', directed by John Cassavetes. It stars Willem Dafoe as a strip club owner and co-stars Bob Hoskins, Asia Argento and Matthe ...

'' (2007) *''Don Matteo'' (TV series; 2006) *''Provaci ancora prof!'' (TV series; 2005) *''Un papà quasi perfetto'' (TV mini-series; 2003) *''Malefemmene'' (2001) *''Aitanic'' (2000) *''Chiavi in mano'' (1996)

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* 1974 births German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent German film actresses German expatriates in Italy Living people German television actresses {{Germany-screen-actor-stub